Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:22:31 +0200 From: "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es> To: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com> Cc: FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysinstall's console keymap menu Message-ID: <39F7E9C7.E0467A4F@we.lc.ehu.es> References: <47674.972531524@winston.osd.bsdi.com>
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Jordan Hubbard wrote: > > > Jordan, what do you think about making the keymap selection the first > > step of the "Standard" installation? > > Most people don't need to set it, and the Standard install is all > about trying to take the "most general" path. If I'm wildly wrong > about this anywhere but Spain, I'm certainly willing to revisit the > decision. :) > Hmmmm... There are many countries/languages which use keyboards with different layouts. This affects the location of some important signs such as "/". It's very annoying for a new FreeBSD user typing "/" while getting "&" in the disklabel screen, for example. Cheers, -- JMA ****** Jose M. Alcaide // jose@we.lc.ehu.es // jmas@FreeBSD.org ****** ** "Beware of Programmers who carry screwdrivers" -- Leonard Brandwein ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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